Due to high urbanization, the cities of the near future are overpopulated. To relieve the burden on the cities' infrastructure and services, a time-sharing system was applied. Some citizens lived according to the schedule of one temporary “stream” (for example, blue), another part lived according to their own schedule (for example, green), etc. Each “color” used some services only during the time allotted to them. It was impossible to violate this order. Many years after the social revolt against this system and the general prohibition of watches, Newman Conrad must stand trial for murder and violation of the time law...